Termination of Offer In the event that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.1, Purchaser shall (and Parent shall cause Purchaser to) promptly (and, in any event, within 24 hours of such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares pursuant to the Offer. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Purchaser, Purchaser shall promptly return, and shall cause any depository acting on behalf of Purchaser to return, in accordance with applicable Legal Requirements, all tendered Shares to the registered holders thereof.
Commencement of the Offer Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 9, as promptly as practicable after the Agreement Date (but in no event more than ten (10) Business Days after the Agreement Date), Purchaser shall (and Parent shall cause Purchaser to) commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act) the Offer.
Notification of Acceptance of General Offer of Terms Upon execution of Exhibit E, General Offer of Terms, Subscribing LEA shall provide notice of such acceptance in writing and given by personal delivery, or e-mail transmission (if contact information is provided for the specific mode of delivery), or first class mail, postage prepaid, to the designated representative below.
Terms of the Offer NUMBER OF SHARES; PURCHASE PRICE; EXPIRATION DATE; RECEIPT OF DIVIDEND Upon the terms and subject to the conditions described herein and in the applicable Letter of Transmittal, Con Edison will purchase any and all Shares that are validly tendered on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date (and not properly withdrawn in accordance with "Terms of the Offer--Withdrawal Rights") at the purchase price per share listed on the front cover of this Offer to Purchase which is applicable to the Shares tendered, net to the seller in cash. See "Terms of the Offer -- Extension; Termination; Amendments, and -- Certain Conditions of the Offer." The later of 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on February 27, 1996, or the latest time and date to which the Offer is extended with respect to any Series of Preferred, is referred to herein as the "Expiration Date." There can be no assurance that Con Edison will exercise its right to extend the Offer with respect to any Series of Preferred. The Offer for a Series of Preferred is independent of the Offer for any other Series of Preferred. The February 1996 Dividend for each Series of Preferred has been declared and is to be paid on February 1, 1996 to holders of record as of the close of business on January 10, 1996. A tender of Shares pursuant to the Offer will not deprive any shareholder of his or her right to receive the February 1996 Dividend, regardless of when such tender is made. Holders of Shares tendered into and purchased pursuant to the Offer will not be entitled to any dividends in respect of any later dividend periods (or any portion thereof). No alternative, conditional or contingent tenders will be accepted. PROCEDURE FOR TENDERING SHARES To tender Shares validly pursuant to the Offer, the tendering holder of Shares must either: